Over the past year, food editor Esther Davidowitz has gone on a number of Food Crawls throughout North Jersey. The crawls might focus on a specific town or a special food (ice cream, for example). Esther often brings along an expert to help guide her through a crawl, say a certified barbecue judge for a Barbecue Food Crawl or five kids for an Ice Cream Food Crawl.

3. Morristown

Tim Schafer, aka The Brew Chef, a chef, caterer, restaurant owner and beer and food writer who grew up, worked and owned a popular restaurant in Morristown before moving to North Carolina, takes Esther to Morristown restaurants including The Grand Cafe, End of Elm and South + Pine.

5. Hot dog

Hot Dog Food Crawl with The Record and NorthJersey.com Food Editor Esther Davidowitz and hot dog guru John Fox. Davidowitz's samples a hot dog from The Hot Grill in Clifton.(Photo: North Jersey Media Group Staff P)

NJ's hot dog expert John Fox takes Esther to North Jersey's top hot dog joints, including the Hot Grill in Clifton, River View East in Elmwood Park and Johnny & Hanges in Fair Lawn.